Easy-find-it Keychains

Ever lose your keys in the bottom of your purse? No, seriously... you're standing there in the rain by your car, frantically trying to find your keys while juggling the bag of groceries and your steaming latte.

Well, it happens to me all the time. And of course you know that the minute you find the keys and yank them out of your bag, the latte tips, you stain your blouse, and the groceries fall over as you try to stop from being burnt by the coffee!!

The solution? One of my easy-find-it keychains! They are one-of-a-kind macramed keychains, created by Dennis. Available in a variety of colors and designs, they range from 3-6 inches in length. Some are beaded, some are solid colors, some hang from a bamboo ring... there is no end to the uniqueness that is our easy-find-it keychain!

I just added a few to my shop. Check them out!

Duck, duck, macrame

My dad, Dennis, loves to do macrame (according to Wikipedia: Macrame or macramé is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting... It has been used by sailors, especially in elaborate or ornamental knotting forms to decorate anything from knife handles to bottles to parts of ships.).

I asked dad to create some items for my shop when he had time. He has worked on several projects for me, one of which is a duck door/wall hanging. He macrames the duck body, and then I embellish it with feathers and such. The result looks like this one already for sale in my shop:



Today I finished embellishing several more ducks. They, however, are for the craft show in March*. You'll just have to come visit my booth to meet them! All that I can tell you is that one is carrying sunflowers and the other has a red and yellow bouquet.


*I will have a booth at the Handcraft Unlimited craft show March 24-25th, at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE.